Omicron chaos in tourism hotspots in the Alps: ski resorts are hit hard
Created: 01/06/2022, 1:35 PM
From: Martina Lippl
St. Moritz (Switzerland) in Graubünden: Omikron does not stop at the posh winter sports resort.
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The restaurants and hotels in the winter sports resorts in the Alps were well attended over Christmas and New Year.
But now the hangover mood follows.
The omicron numbers are increasing.
Several hotels have to close.
St. Moritz - Things were looking up in the top winter travel destinations in the Alps.
The British, Dutch and Germans had decided to take a vacation in Switzerland.
Almost as many guests came to Arosa, Davos and St. Moritz over Christmas and New Year as in the pre-crisis year 2019. But the holiday mood is over.
Hotels and restaurants are suffering - because of Omikron.
Omikron: Shortage of staff in winter sports resorts after Christmas
More and more employees are absent after Christmas.
Must be in quarantine because of Omikron.
In Davos, the five-star Hotel Steigenberger had to close due to too many corona cases among staff.
Several restaurants and bars are in St. Moritz, Pontresina, Zermatt and Verbier are closed due to a lack of staff, reports the Swiss news portal
Blick
.
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Switzerland: Luxury hotel in Davos has to close because of Omikron
"After Christmas, almost all of our employees tested positive for the corona virus," says the owner of
La Scarpetta
in St. Moritz im
Blick.
Other restaurants have met the same fate.
The Gault Millau restaurants
Dal Mulin
and
Hato
are also temporarily closed due to quarantine.
in the
Steigenberger Grand Hotel
Belvédère in Davos no rooms can be booked through the website up to and including Friday.
The legendary Dracula Club in the luxury hotel Kulm in St. Moritz is closed until January 21st.
For security reasons, because more and more corona cases have become known in the region, you should
read in
Blick .
Caution is the order of the day.
The luxury ski resort of St. Moritz made headlines last year.
Two luxury hotels were in focus.
The health authorities in Graubünden ordered drastic measures.
Omikron wave in Switzerland - that's the situation
The Omikron variant is already dominant in Switzerland. The vaccination rate is 67.27 percent and is therefore particularly low. Before New Year's Eve, the Federal Council discussed the epidemiological situation by telephone. "The situation in the hospitals is worrying and the development in the next few days is uncertain," said a press release later. At this point in time, the Federal Council said it was not taking any further measures; much was still unclear. 2G rules currently apply to restaurants, culture and leisure in Switzerland. In addition, a mask is required. In discos and clubs 2G-Plus. The number of people when family and friends meet is limited to a maximum of ten. An obligation to work from home was also introduced on December 20. Against this background, the Federal Council wants to wait and seebut a “package of measures is ready; should new information about the Omikron variant be available or the situation in the hospitals should once again worsen significantly ”. (ml)